PHOTOVOLTAIC / WIND HYBRID OFF-GRID SIMULATION MODEL USING MATLAB™ SIMULINK™

Renewable energy systems in rural and non-electrified location in Jordan in specific and throughout the world in general has a major weakness that they are highly dependent on the renewable resources that cannot be controlled and are intermittent in nature and in some cases are difficult to be predicted such as solar irradiance and wind energy. Hybrid systems solve part of this problem by combining two or more types of energy that complement each other,In this paper a flexible simulation model for a hybrid Off- Grid Photovoltaic / Wind using Matlab™ Simulink is presented, the model is thoroughly explained and the components are presented in great details . Keywords-Renewable Energy; Solar Energy; Wind Energy; Off-Grid Systems; Simulation: Matlab Simulink.